| Organic food is generally considered to | | | | perhaps for this reason that organic |
| be produced without the use of | | | | baby food has become very popular. A |
| artificial fertilisers, without | | | | university of Washington study found |
| synthetic pesticides or antibiotics, | | | | that preschool children fed regular |
| hormones or other growth promoters. | | | | diets had six times more metabolised |
| There are thus standards to which | | | | organophosphate pesticides in their |
| organic food is produced, traditionally | | | | bodies than children who had been fed on |
| on small family run farms, but there are | | | | organic diets. Organic fruit vegetables |
| some larger operations emerging since | | | | and juices as a part of a healthy |
| evidence has emerged that organic | | | | balanced diet can considerably reduce |
| farming is more environmentally friendly | | | | exposure to harmful pesticides.When |
| and more sustainable that many | | | | shopping for organic foods to complete |
| contemporary farming techniques. There | | | | the cooking formulas of your favourite |
| are also benefits for the people who eat | | | | organic food recipes, look out for the |
| organic farm produce.The advantages of | | | | organic certification of a product. The |
| organic food for the consumer include | | | | certification of organic food is done to |
| higher nutritional levels, and over the | | | | protect the consumer in the growing |
| long term studies have found the health | | | | market for organic foods. |
| benefits to be substantial. It is | | | | |